SXSW Film Festival Releases Audience Award Results

With the 2014 SXSW Film Festival drawing to an end, the organization just announced this year's Audience Awards, chosen by the festival's attendees, who hit up movie screenings all across Austin, TX.

Shawn Christensen's "Before I Disappear" won the Audience Award in the Narrative Feature Competition, and Diana Whitten's flick, "Vessel" earned the Audience Award in the Documentary Feature Competition.

Awards in the respective categories were also given to to Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers’ "Fort Tilden," as well as Margaret Brown's documentary, "The Great Invisible."

"Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna, won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight, set to premiere on March 28th through Pantelion Films, and Ben Knight and Travis Rummel's film, "DamNation" won the Documentary Spotlight.